Competing Strongmen & Women: What are your best and worst events?

What are your best and worst events and why?

James Collier
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Worst - loading, stones, medleys - because I'm slow, unfit and short!!
 
Farmer's walk has been hit & miss. Can be a good event for me. I prefer it on the heavy side with non-bulky implements with grippy handles!
 
Tend to do quite well at partial dead lifts, particularly with side handles - because I'm short!
 
In my last comp I did well at axle clean & press, but I surprised myself there.
 

I'm fairly consistant across the board.

Deadlift is probably my most standout with yoke being by far the worst.

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I don't have any stand out events, I just try to be consistent.

Deadlift - particularly partial range, is by far my worst event!

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I'm becoming quite good accross the board now.

Best press would have to be axle press; best deadlift would be a side handles car deadlift and then worst would maybe be medleys due to fitness, but it's improving. If it's a very heavy medley though that's where I shine!

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I find any overhead quite difficult although I am decent at viking press for some reason! My squatting is pretty weak too!

I would have to say Truck pull is probably my best event at the risk of sounding big headed I feel I am the best in the world at this!! Also Yoke would be a great event for me too! 

I would say i am pretty solid at every event these days apart from the first two mentioned!

Terry Hollands
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I am still finding my way around the events, but I would say my weekest would be the overehead events and maybe some static grip events although my grip is fine on farmers deads e.t.c

I would say that I was pretty consistent on all other events.

i am bad at any overhead (i hate logpress with a passion) but am average at vikingpress.
 
i like deadlifting and squating but not a strong point for me.
 
truck pull is a good event for me as i am fat but have a strong cardio system

and i do well on stones and medleys

overhead pressing, yoke and truck pull are probably my best events, although i have never done yoke or truck pull in competition

farmers for a set distance is an ok event for me, farmers for max distance isnt as my grip isnt great

deadlift is my worst event, with stones a close 2nd and my grip is ****, but these are my main areas to improve before next years comps start

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My overhead is by far my weakest event.

Stones is definately my best followed by farmers although odly my static grip is crap.

Not massively experienced but so far:

Worst:

Log - not done it many times, and tend to be poo at pressing
Yoke - quite a small bone structure, so not stable enough through my hips
Farmers for time - I'm slow


Best:

Deadlift for reps - as proven in competition I just keep going til I pass out lol
Loading - Get there eventually
Truck pull - Only done it once but seemed to do ok against some good guys


None of them are good enough yet though...  ;-)